Patents by Inventor Graeme Tooth

Graeme Tooth has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gaming machine with payout meter and animated payout display
    Patent number: 6729955
    Abstract: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event results, the machine awards a prize which is displayed on a meter showing the paying of the prize. Upon the occurrence of a winning event, the controller causes, in addition to incrementing the meter, an award indicating sequence to be generated. The award indicating sequence generates, in a discernible format, outputs relating to payment of the prize to be paid as a result of the winning event. The outputs change during payment of the prize with a rate of change being dependent on, and varying with, a size of the prize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, Graeme Tooth
  • Win meter for gaming machine
    Publication number: 20020016201
    Abstract: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein one or more random events are caused to be displayed on the display means and, if a predefined winning event results, the machine awards a prize which is displayed on a meter showing the paying of the prize. Upon the occurrence of a winning event, the controller causes, in addition to incrementing the meter, an award indicating sequence to be generated. The award indicating sequence generates, in a discernible format, outputs relating to payment of the prize to be paid as a result of the winning event. The outputs change during payment of the prize with a rate of change being dependent on, and varying with, a size of the prize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, Graeme Tooth